Shame (1921)
Melodrama | 16 October 1921
Cast:
John Gilbert, Mickey Moore, Frankie Lee [ More ]Director:
Emmett J. FlynnCinematographer:
Lucien AndriotProduction Company:
Fox Film Corp.The scenario was based on the short story, "Clung" by Max Brand, which was serialized in All Story Weekly, beginning 10 April 1920. The start and completion of principal photography at Fox Studios in Hollywood, CA, were reported in the 26 February 1921 and 5 March 1921 issues of Motion Picture News. Items in the 30 April 1921 Camera identified Ylon Kalo as an additional cast member and Tom Gubbins as technical advisor. The 23 July 1921 issue credited Tom Miranda with titling the film.
According to the 22 March 1921 and the 1 April 1921 editions of Wid’s Daily, the picture, officially titled Shame, was initially scheduled for release on 24 April 1921. Also noted were tentative plans for a New York City opening at the Park Theatre, with admission prices as high as $2.00. On 8 June 1921, Wid’s Daily reported that the release had been postponed until the following autumn, adding that the feature had already made lead actor John Gilbert a star.
Shame was released on 16 October 1921, preceded by a New York City debut on 31 July 1921 opening at the Lyric Theatre.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021.
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The scenario was based on the short story, "Clung" by Max Brand, which was serialized in All Story Weekly, beginning 10 April 1920. The start and completion of principal photography at Fox Studios in Hollywood, CA, were reported in the 26 February 1921 and 5 March 1921 issues of Motion Picture News. Items in the 30 April 1921 Camera identified Ylon Kalo as an additional cast member and Tom Gubbins as technical advisor. The 23 July 1921 issue credited Tom Miranda with titling the film.
According to the 22 March 1921 and the 1 April 1921 editions of Wid’s Daily, the picture, officially titled Shame, was initially scheduled for release on 24 April 1921. Also noted were tentative plans for a New York City opening at the Park Theatre, with admission prices as high as $2.00. On 8 June 1921, Wid’s Daily reported that the release had been postponed until the following autumn, adding that the feature had already made lead actor John Gilbert a star.
Shame was released on 16 October 1921, preceded by a New York City debut on 31 July 1921 opening at the Lyric Theatre.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this film on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021.
Widower William Fielding lives in Shanghai, China, with his young son, David, and his friend and secretary, Li Clung. A trader named Foo Chang desires the young woman who cares for David, and, believing that she is the boy's mother, kills William. Li Clung takes David to his grandfather in San Francisco, CA, where the boy inherits the Fielding estate upon reaching adulthood. Later, Foo Chang informs David that he is a half-caste, and offers him a bribe to bring a cargo of opium into the city. Without waiting to learn the truth, David takes his infant son and leaves for Alaska. He is followed by his wife and the faithful Li Clung, who kills Foo Chang and proves that David’s mother was not Chinese. Brought to his senses, David returns with them to San ...
Widower William Fielding lives in Shanghai, China, with his young son, David, and his friend and secretary, Li Clung. A trader named Foo Chang desires the young woman who cares for David, and, believing that she is the boy's mother, kills William. Li Clung takes David to his grandfather in San Francisco, CA, where the boy inherits the Fielding estate upon reaching adulthood. Later, Foo Chang informs David that he is a half-caste, and offers him a bribe to bring a cargo of opium into the city. Without waiting to learn the truth, David takes his infant son and leaves for Alaska. He is followed by his wife and the faithful Li Clung, who kills Foo Chang and proves that David’s mother was not Chinese. Brought to his senses, David returns with them to San Francisco.
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